The Communicating LIFE Program: Living Compassion in Dialogue
Dates: This program consists of two weekend-long workshops with a teleconference call held in the month between these workshops. The first intensive of this program in 2012 took place on January 21 and 22. The second intensive will be held on March 3 and 4. The date of the teleconference call is February 20.
Times: We meet from 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday of each intensive weekend. The teleconference call will be held from 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Location: Silver Spring, Maryland
Cost: The requested financial contribution for each workshop in this program (including the teleconference call) is a sliding scale of $200-$400 (please select the highest amount you can easily and joyfully contribute)
Pre-Requisites: Completion of the Welcoming LIFE Program (WLP). Another session of the WLP will be offered beginning in 2012 and the Communicating LIFE Program will be offered again thereafter. Space is limited in both programs so I urge you to register right away if you are interested in participating in this program
RSVP: Email Lynd Morris
The LIFE Program offered by international CNVC-certified trainer Robert Gonzales includes four week-long intensive trainings in 2 years. The first two intensives focus on internal practices such as "Transforming the Pain of Unmet Needs and Dwelling in the Beauty of Needs" and "Compassionately Embracing Life." These processes are included in The Welcoming LIFE Program, our local version of the LIFE Program.
The new lcoal Communicating LIFE Program gives participants a taste of what Robert offers in the second year of the LIFE Program, focusing on relational practices. We continue deepening our connection with life while focusing on authentic dialogue: expressing honestly and compassionately under two of the most challenging situations—(1) when someone has done something that has triggered pain in us and (2) when we have done something that has triggered pain in someone else. Robert’s work continues to evolve and I will be sharing his new insights and processes as they develop and I integrate them into my own life.
I am fortunate to be part of the small international team that is working with Robert Gonzales to clarify and document his body of work…the Living Compassion Network. I will share with all of my programs insights I gain from working with this team.
The requested tuition for the Communicating LIFE Program is $200-$400 for each intensive (sliding scale based on the highest amount each registrant can contribute easily and joyfully). Registration for each workshop is independent of the other, and payment plans can be arranged for those needing them to participate.
This an advanced NVC program and is designed for people who have already attended the Welcoming LIFE Program (you are invited to apply for the next session of the Welcoming LIFE Program, if you have met the prior experience pre-requisites). To enhance intimacy and the depth of processing, enrollment for the Communicating LIFE Program is limited to 12 people.
Please send an email to Lynd Morris right away if you’d like to learn more about this opportunity to deepen your experience of NVC consciousness.
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Lynd Morris is an NVC trainer certified by the global Center for Nonviolent Communication. She graduated from the 2005 North America NVC Leadership Program and has participated in the NVC LIFE Program since it began in 2006. For nearly 7 years she has led NVC classes and workshops in Maryland and Virginia and has participated in or assisted at numerous NVC trainings across the United States, including leading the adult program at Family HEART Camps in Virginia and Colorado. Lynd is a founding member of Capital NVC and is a member of the Still Water Mindfulness Practice Center in Silver Spring, Maryland. In 1997, she was ordained as a lay member of Thich Nhat Hanh’s Order of Interbeing.
There are ways that we can think we're "doing NVC" when we're actually doing the opposite, acting in a way that is not aligned with NVC consciousness. When this happens, it can be a big turn-off, leading people to hate what they think is NVC. This is particularly tragic when in happens in a context where we're trying to teach NVC to others. I know this never happens for you, but I'm sure it does for some people somewhere.
Even in the more common cases when we're not doing anything that stimulates an extreme reaction like hatred, there is often a gap between our understanding NVC and really living it as we try to share NVC with others. I'd love for us all to become more skilled at actually living NVC as we share it, because I believe that's the most effective way of transmitting the gifts this practice has to offer.
In this workshop, we'll look at what challenges us when we're trying to share NVC with others, and work together to try to learn how to show up in ways that more effectively convey NVC consciousness. We might, for example, consider questions like:
I envision us doing role-plays, offering us opportunities to:
Perhaps we'll also have a chance to become more aware of what goes on inside us, and to examine and possibly transform core beliefs that affect how we show up.
Let's come prepared to experiment and discover together, in the interests of learning to practice and share NVC in a deeper way.
Who This is For
This workshop is intended for those who have an interest in sharing NVC with others, whether in a formal workshop format, or less formally. Participants should have a fairly solid grounding in NVC already. This session is associated with Capital NVC's Local Leadership Program.
Logistics
When:
One of
Saturday February 18 from 1:30-4:30 pm
Sunday February 26 from 1:30-4:30 pm
Sunday March 4 from 1:30-4:30 pm
Saturday March 10 from 1:30-4:30 pm
Sunday March 11 from 1:30-4:30 pm
Actual date will be determined based on availablity of those who express an interest prior to February 9. Let me know you're interested and I'll send you a link to a poll.
Where:
To be determined, likely in the Maryland suburbs of DC.
Price:
Paid for by Capital NVC as an investment in our community. Contributions are invited to help cover our costs.
Registration:
Please contact Bob as soon as possible if you are interested in participating.
Facilitator
Bob Wentworth, PhD is certified as a trainer by the Center for Nonviolent Communication, and serves on their Board of Directors as the only member from North America. He is a co-founder of Family HEART Camp, an NVC immersion experience for parents and children. He coaches couples and individuals, leads classes and workshops for Capital NVC, is a graduate of the BayNVC North American NVC Leadership Program and Robert Gonzales' LIFE Program, and has received training in mediation, facilitating Restorative Circles, and a variety of practices for inner healing. Bob has a Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Stanford University.
Capital NVC’s Community Circle has been focusing on ways to connect those practicing and interested in NVC with each other in the DC area. We are excited to invite you to a day of NVC social gathering! We hope to encourage a large group to join together to share presence and connection from 11am to 5pm on February 25 at Maitri House in Takoma Park, MD.
The vision of this Capital NVC social gathering:
• To have a fun, free, family-friendly social event
• To build community among those involved with 'compassionate communication' or 'NVC' in the DC area
• To be as inclusive as we can for people of varying ages, family status, chemical sensitivity, gender expressions, families of origin, socioeconomic class, and mobility.
• To support continued learning and deepening of intentions and skills while enjoying fun and warmth
• To increase the opportunities for life-affirming social change
Date and time: Saturday February 25, 2012, from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
Location:
Maitri House, a family-inclusive, NVC-inspired intentional community in Takoma Park, MD, is contributing its common space for the event.
251 Manor Circle
Takoma Park, MD 20912
Two Blocks from the Takoma Park Food Co-Op
Walking distance from the Takoma Metro station on the Red line
Near bus stops for the Ride-On Buses 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, and the F4, F6 Metro buses.
Opportunities we anticipate during the event:
• A potluck lunch and social time all throughout the event
• An empathy room to practice being fully heard and received and fully listening and receiving others
• Various short presentations or mini-workshops on the foundation of NVC. We anticipate at this time the offerings to happen between 1pm and 3pm.
• A play area for kids of all ages with NVC activities, cooperative games, arts & crafts and lots of free play
• An optional facilitated cuddle party (see more info below) - around 4pm.
• An environment that welcomes people of all ages -- children are warmly welcomed
• An opportunity to meet local NVC trainers and facilitators so people can socialize with whom is leading trainings they sign up for or send others to
Potluck Lunch and Snacks:
If you would enjoy doing so, we invite you to bring a potluck lunch or snack item. The healthier the better. No alcohol, please.
Helping Out
We welcome volunteers to help setup before and cleanup after the event. Come 30 min earlier or stay 30 min later for tidying.
Other Considerations
• Maitri House intends to be a place safe for people with chemical sensitivities. So please do not bring or wear fragrances or smoke-producing products.
• Maitri House has a dog, who can be in a separate space during the event. Still, dog allergies may be an issue for some.
• While we wish it were different in this aspect, the space is not currently well-adapted for wheelchairs. If you use a wheelchair and would like to come, contact Ryan at ryan [at] notjustskin [dot] org and we can describe the limitations of the space and hear from you what we can do to make it as workable/enjoyable as possible for you to attend.
Intimate relationships can be wonderful, contributing to the quality of our lives in profound ways. Many of us are partnered, and many of us wish we were. Yet, all too often, relationships don't live up to our fantasies of what we wish for. Often, we imagine that things might be better with a different partner. But those who move on to a different partner often find old patterns repeating. Whatever relationship we are in, we bring ourselves -- and our assumptions about relationships and strategies for navigating them. What if we could have happier relationships by changing a few things about the way we ourselves show up in our relationships?
The intensive experiential weekend workshop is intended to support participants in learning ideas and skills that can greatly increase the chances of enjoying close relationships. The focus will be primarily on intimate/romantic relationships, but the learnings are likely to have relevance to other types of close relationships as well.
Deep learning tends to happen when we pay attention to what is "alive" for participants who show up to the workshop, and guide what happens accordingly. So, the contents of the workshop will evolve dynamically. However, it's likely that focuses may include topics such as:
The workshop will offer conceptual insights, experiential learning, and plenty of opportunities to practice and work with what's going on in your own life.
Please join us!
Testimonial
Our marriage, partnership and the love between M. and me are balanced wonderfully again. You guided us through our jungle of misunderstandings and judgments to a loving and sunny place where we truly enjoy our marriage again.
I feel very thankful that you came into our life and that you taught us a new language that enables us to communicate compassionately with each other. —C., after a series of private couple's sessions with Bob
Who This is For
This workshop is intended for anyone who wants to have happier relationships, whether or not they are currently partnered. It is likely to be rich for members of a couple to attend together, yet one need not come with anybody.
Some prior knowledge of Nonviolent Communication will be assumed, and those without prior training in this should plan on also attending Friday night's A Taste of Nonviolent Communication workshop.
Logistics
When:
March 17-18:
Saturday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Where:
Washington Ethical Society, 7750 16th St. NW, Washington DC 20012
Price:
Before Feb. 23: $140 - $210
After Feb. 23: $160 - $230
The requested contribution for this workshop is specified as a range, to make this learning available to people in varying financial situations, while supporting Bob and Mali in their ability to do this work. Please choose an amount to pay that honors both your own circumstances and your desire to support this work.
Our intention is that no one be turned away for lack of funds. Please contact Bob for special circumstances.
Cancellations: There will be no refund for cancellations within the last 10 days prior to the event. Prior to that, refunds are available and 25 percent of the amount paid will be retained as a processing fee. Your registration is not complete until your payment has been received.
Registration:
Those without prior training in Nonviolent Communication are asked to also register for Friday night's A Taste of Nonviolent Communication workshop.
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Instructors
Bob Wentworth, PhD is a coach and trainer who works with couples, individuals, and groups to support them in living with more clarity, empowerment, aliveness and open-heartedness. He is certified as a trainer by the Center for Nonviolent Communication, and serves on their Board of Directors. He is a co-founder of Family HEART Camp, an NVC immersion experience for parents and children.
Bob came to Nonviolent Communication (NVC) as a part of a quest to find keys to addressing humanity's problems. He was thrilled to find in NVC a unified, synergistic set of ideas and skills suitable for individual healing and flourishing, creating ease and flow in relationships, and creating the potential for people to live and work together in fresh, radically satisfying ways.
Bob loves working with couples and supporting them in learning to live the love they are longing for. He leads classes and workshops for Capital NVC, and has also taught NVC in India and Florida. Bob is a graduate of the BayNVC North American NVC Leadership Program and Robert Gonzales' LIFE Program, and has received training in mediation, facilitating Restorative Circles, and a variety of practices for inner healing. Bob has a Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Stanford University.
Mali Parke, CPC is a Certified Professional Life Coach who works with individuals, families and teams who are looking to live life from a fuller, joyful and empowered presence as well as increase collaboration and partnerships in their relationships.
Mali found and trained in Nonviolent Communication as becoming a mother of two. In her quest to relate to her children with trust, compassion and authenticity, she uncovered a whole world free of old and habitual ways of relating to one another, where cooperation and joy in contributing to each other's life is flowing naturally.
Mali has trained extensively since 2007 in NVC and other supporting fields. She is a graduate of the Parent Peer Leadership Program and a current participant in the year-long Leadership Program by BayNVC. She is excited at sharing back with parents, educators and couples the possibilities of relating in full heart-connection and achieving deeply satisfying and empowered lives.